The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-16
MINOR MENTION.


there is crookeducss In the county offices.
Oronges grown in sonoma, Mexico have
made their appearance In the Guaymas mar
kcts
A deposit of granite similar to the quincy
granite has been discovered near Ncwnufs'
n. Y.
The Boston city collector has received 10
per cent of the entire levy for this year, or up
ward OF S7,OO0,0)O.
1t ia estimated that s250OQOO OF Buffalo
capital is move invested In building new lake
vessels for next season.
The chestnut that the Panama canal VIII be
ready for business In 1899 has again been re-
iteraled by De Lesseps.
Menhaden drove immense schools OF weak
fish into II gully in front Of the bathing-houses
at Augesea, N. D., and wagon-loads were
taken out
"What kind OF boys 60 to heavens" asked
the Sunday school superintendent. Dead
boys,n yelled the youngest member oil the
infant class.
At San Diego, Cal, the other day, Post
master William Lavier paid fine OF 81 Tor
presenting prohibition editor with pair oil
beautifully BACKED eyes,
There are about 1850 Washoe indians at
Truclee, CAL, who prove that some Indians
will work. The bucks chop wood ana DO WORK
Of that sort, and the squaws wash and IRON
One objection to them as servants e saiu 10
be their extreme senstlveness. Tell an IN
dian to cut your wood and he'll turn disdain-
fully away. Impart to him, In casual way,
that you have wood to cut, and wonder WHOM
do It al such price, and the noble red man
will, with the air Of comforting favor, III
innate that he will, and he does.
The subject OF human greatness was touch
| ed upon In a st. Paul sunday-school class, aud
| tho teacher aptly illustrated by reference to
the president Then she made the application
"Now, children, great as the president Is. WISE
and all that, as much MS he is loved and hon
ored. there is one we should love ana honor
far above the president OF this great country
| Do YOU know who that Isl" The teacher
paused solemuly for an answer. AND she go'
| 1t. Not from one or two, or three OF inc
class, but in concert, and instantaheously eve
~ little boy and girl shouted OUT mrs
| Cleveland"
This story sounds little bit irreverent, but
as II was told by a highly esteemed clergyman,
and In Sunday school, too 1t is presumably
tellable in print. A little girl, walking IN the
| publlc garden on Sunday with her mother,
began to play upon the grass, and was instant.
Iy restrained, to her chagrln. "Why cant
| run ON the grass mammaF she exclaimed.
"Because the policeman will make you go OH
II YOU do. Don't you see the policeman over
therel Besides, It is Sunday, aud God doesn't
want YOU to play" Oh, dear" said the little
girl, 'Gf 1t wasn't for the policemans and dou
| what nice time we could haye"
A Boston man has twin brother living IN
the west who looks very much like him. Inc
other morning the Boston twin, after being
| shaved went home aud found there MS
brother. who bad Just come east The west
| erp twin needed shaving badly, and was Gi-
rected TO the barber shop. He entered and
seated himself, but the barber paid no atten'
| tion TO him. ''What's the matter with your
| said the western twin after wai,lng long
| enough. "Why don't you shave meF "Why,
I've Just shaved you" said the barber. "Mucn
YOU did, said the twin. Look at my lace
The barber looked at big, black beard OF
weeks growth, felt of 1t to assure hlInselr
that his eve was not decelvlng him, and burst
out: 'If you can raise beard like that In
twenty minutes you'd better 90 into the mat
| tress business"
| II has been known for some time past by the
treasury department that large quantities Oh
oplum have been bought by syndicate OF
Americans. and that shipments OF the drug
have been made to Cqnada After being sue
cessfully Introduced into the Dominion the
drug was put into packages Of small guam
titles and sent ont to persons stationed at
the frontier towns and cities In the States
IL was the business Of these agents TO smussle
the drug into the States, and this has been
done in many instances. At some places
notably at Suspension Bridge, N. T., The
customs authorities have been alert, and the
smugglers have given the place wide berth'
Most II the work has been done in the west
Assistant Secretary Maynard, Of the treasury
depnriment, has just issued a circular to the
collectors Of customs stating that the depart
ment has received trustworthy information
that persons are actively engaged in snug
cling opium by the way OF the Canadian Pa
cInc railroad, which, II successfully smuggied'
is TO be shipped 10 San Francisco and other
Pacific ports. The collectors are Instructed
TO use their utmost vigilance to prevent such
Illegal importations.
Mr.. McIyer williamson, farmer near Flor
ence, s. c., met with a remarkable accident a
few DAYS ago on HIS place AS he was ap-
preaching his stationary engine by his giu.
house It was very active pulling up volumes OF
soo,y smoke. AS he got within seventeen
PAGES OF the engine suddenly he felt the earth
throb. culver, and iremble, as II In the con.
yulsiye spasms OF an earthquake, followed
instantly by terrific explosion, resembling
the d scharge OF park OF artillery. When the